I thought this would be a great thread idea Especially know missing Marat so much we could always look up here

I`ll start:

1. his amazing natural tennis talent
2. his backhand
3. his quickness and anticipation around the court
4. his love for cars
5. his voice
6. the ability to drive his fans crazy and wilde while watching his matches like no one else can
7. to let tennis looking effortless
8. playing deeply with his heart and soul out there
9. the ability to make journalists look like fools

16. he has the greatest and most smashing smile there is (whenever he smiles the sun is shining)
17. his lazyness
18. his acting with fans, he is so kind, funny, generious with them and takes a lot of time to please them
19. he is always fair to his opponents and always has nice words for everyone
20. he is a class act
21. he enjoys his life and loves life in general, as he always says
22. when he is angry on the court and argues with the umpire
23. his racket smashing
24. how he shows his emotions on the court and always makes the match entertaining and interesting for spectators
25. his lil crazyness
26. he is so unpredictable !!
26. his face and his face expression
27. how he smashed Pete Sampras in the us open final 2000

32. he's the most talented and gifted player of his generation.
33. no other player compares to him; he is special and unique in every way.
34. he is humble and down to earth
35. when he plays his best tennis no one can beat him.
36. he is respected, admired and well-liked by fans, peers, and media. Everyone loves Marat!
37. his wonderful sportsmanship and fair play towards his opponents.

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38. His quirkiness!
39. His quick wit.
40. His racquet breaking!
41. His serve
42. His backhand slice
43. His lob (when it works )
44. His patented Safin moments (OAFISH, I heard)
45. His choice of girlfriends - it gives hope to every women in the planet
46. His inquiring mind!
47. His win in Bercy 2002!
48. The fact that he like/love the color orange, it takes a unique man to wear that color!
49. His forehand!
50. His service returns!

more to come......

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51. he won 11 Titles
52. he thinks every woman is excellent in her own way
53. his diving volley
54. his stops are a thing of beauty (when working )
55. how he can dominate his opponent (doesnt matter who) all the match and make it look so easy
56. his passing shots, especially with backhand
57. when on his best NO one can touch him
58. how he did beat Hewitt in Paris Bercy 2002 Final and didnt let the No 1 in the world any chance
59. the relation and caring to his lil sister
60. How he handles himself and his life especially when he had to leave his family at age of 14 to Spain and didnt know anyone nor the language

61. his faces on court, when he talks to himself
62. he read a lot (this is really good!!!)
63. he express his feelings and points of view without afraid of anything
64. The way he walks on court
65. His russian accent
65. His "better than sex" interview

73. His favorite team is Spartak Moscow
74. his charisma
75. he has his very own style and doesnt care what others think and that makes him even more unique
76. Sometimes he is still a lil boy inside
77. when he changed his shorts on the court (Paris Bercy Final 2000)
78. he is VERY popular in the locker room and with his fellow players (everyone loves him )
79. he likes Scooter
80. how he loves eating
81. he has the best Fans (down to earth, easy going, with great humour, nice, kind, not bitter, FUN)
82. he gives the best interviews
83. he is smart, witty, funny, charming, cheeky at the same time
84. when he plays football on the court with the tennis ball
85. He is a natural beauty, cute, sexy, hot, attractive
86. his lips
87. his expression on his face while speaking
89. he likes to party
90. his perfect and beautiful technic on his shots
91. he has a winning record against the best player of all time (Pete Sampras)